Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen announced she would resign Saturday as party leader after a big defeat in local government elections, according to state media.
Nov. 24 (UPI) — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing -wen announced she would resign Saturday as party leader after a big defeat in local government elections, according to state media.
Tsai, the country’s first woman president, resigned as chairwoman of the ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party Saturday, but she will serve out the rest of her term as president.
The next election is set for January 2020.
The opposition party, Kuomintang (KMT), won 16 of 22 cities and counties government elections across the nation, the Central News Agency reported, signaling dissatisfaction with her leadership.
